Chelsea get Birmingham in FA Cup fifth-round draw
Chelsea get Birmingham in FA Cup fifth-round draw
Liverpool's reward for a 2-1 fourth-round win over Manchester United is another home match, against Brighton.

London: Crawley Town, the lowest-ranked side left in this season's FA Cup, were handed a meeting with Premier League club Stoke City in Sunday's fifth-round draw.

While third-tier side Stevenage will host eight-time champions Tottenham in the last-16, Crawley of League Two will host last season's beaten finalists on the weekend of February 18-19.

Crawley beat League Championship clubs Hull and Bristol City in the last two rounds.

"This is the first time we have hosted Premier League opposition at the Broadfield Stadium in a competitive fixture and I'm sure the ground will be packed," Crawley chief executive Alan Williams said. "It's another wonderful occasion for the club, the players and the fans."

Liverpool's reward for a 2-1 fourth-round win over traditional rivals Manchester United is another home match, this time against a Brighton side that knocked out Premier League club Newcastle on Saturday.

Chelsea will host Birmingham, Norwich will host Leicester, and Bolton will go to the winner of the replay between Millwall and Southampton.

Chelsea reached the fifth round of the FA Cup on Saturday with a 1-0 win at Queens Park Rangers after Juan Mata scored a second-half winner to decide an occasionally heated match.

Everton will host Blackpool or Sheffield Wednesday, while Arsenal will play Sunderland or Middlesbrough, who drew 1-1 Sunday and will replay February 7.

Arsenal scored three times in eight second-half minutes on Sunday to recover a 2-0 deficit and reach the fifth round of the FA Cup with a 3-2 win over Aston Villa, keeping their attempt to end a seven-year trophy drought on track.

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